View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

Released f o r nablicrvfcion
Friday morning, Sept. 7;
not e a r l i e r .

STATEMENT FOB THE PEESS

St. 5899
F e d e r a l Reserve Board,
September 6, 192S.

CONDITION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
The c o n s o l i d a t e d statement of c o n d i t i o n of t h e F e d e r a l r o s e r v e "banks on
September 5» made p u b l i c by the F e d e r a l Reserve Board, shows i n c r e a s e s f o r the
week of $41,300,000 i n h o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s , of $2,500,000 i n b i l l s
bought i n open market, of $50,000,000 i n Federal r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n , and
of $4,700,000 i n member bank r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s , and d e c r e a s e s of $2,b00,000 i n
h o l d i n g s of U. S. s e c u r i t i e s , and of $17,o00,000 i n cash r e s e r v e s . Total b i l l s
and s e c u r i t i e s were $41,300,000 above the amount h e l d on August 29.
The p r i n c i p a l changes i n h o l d i n g s of d i s c o u n t e d b i l l s wero i n c r e a s e s of
$57,700,000 at t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Bank of New York and $15,300,000 at San
F r a n c i s c o , and d e c r e a s e s of $25,500,000 a t Chicago and $5,500,000 a t Cleveland.
The System 1 s h o l d i n g s of b i l l s bought i n open market i n c r e a s e d $2,500,000,
while h o l d i n g s of U. S. bonds d e c l i n e d $900,000, of Treasury n o t e s $1,200,000,
and of c e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtuuness $500,000.
All F e d e r a l r e s e r v e banks r e p o r t / l a r g o r Federal r e s e r v e note c i r c u l a t i o n
than a week ago, the p r i n c i p a l i n c r e a s e s b e i n g $15,700,000 a t the F e d e r a l
Reserve Bank of New York, $7,300,000 at San F r a n c i s c o , $6,900,000 a t Chicago,
$5,300,000 a t Boston, and $3,700,000 a t D a l l a s .
A summary of changes i n the p r i n c i p a l a s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of the r e serve banks d u r i n g t h e week and the y e a r ending September 5, 1928, f o l l o w s :
Increase

or

decrease

Week
Total r e s e r v e s
Gold r e s e r v e s

-

Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
B i l l s discounted, t o t a l .
Secured by U.S.Govt, o b l i g a t i o n s .
Other b i l l s d i s c o u n t e d
B i l l s bought i n open market

. . . .

U.S.Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l . .
Bonds
Treasury n o t e s
C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s . .
Federal r e s e r v e n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n .
T o tal d e p o s i t s
Members' r e s e r v e d e p o s i t s . . . . .
Government d e p o s i t s




+
+
+
-

Year

$17,600,000
9,700,000
41,300,000
41,300,000
47,700,000
6,4oo,ooo

during

-

-

+
+
+
+

$377,900,000
380,500,000
327,700,000
630,600,000
410,100,000
220,600,000
10,500,000

+

2,500,000

_

2,600,000
900,000
1,200,000
500,000

-

293,100,000
183,800,000
21,600,000
87,700,000

+

50,000,000

-

19,700,000

—

19,100,000
4,700,000
18,400,000

-

62,200,000
45,100,000
11,900,000

-

-

4.
-

-

—

-

-

Released foi- p u b l i c a t i o n Friday morning, Sept. 7,1928; not e a r l i e r .

St. 5839a

EESOUitCilo
LIABILITIES
OF THE TWELVE FEDERAL EE SERVE B.''2IKS OUjudIUED
(In thousands of d o l l a r s )
RE S O U R C E S
Gold with Federal reserve agents . . . .
Gold redemption fund with U.S.Treasury .

Sept. *5.1928 Aug. 29.1928 Sept. 7.1927
1,082,429
66,351

1,093,337
65,243

1,148,780

1,159,080

1,579.526
43,233
•1,622,764

724.839
734.840

694,143
672,786

'Tot?! Fold r e s e r v e s .
Reserves other than gold . . .

751,333
709,031
2,609,149
138,148

2,618,309
146,085

2,989,693
135,549

Total r e s e r v e s .
Non-reserve cash

2,747,297
52,296

2,764,894
•33,241

3,125,242
45,596

652,032
428,085
1,080,117
186,796

604,316
434,457
1,033,773
184,299

241,953
207,531
449,484
197,306

53,883
87,026
65,476
206,385

54,764
88,251
65,949
208,964

237,700
108,603153,166

990
1,474,23s
571
681,537
60,255
3,931

990

499,469
320

1,433,026
574
615,468
60,132
8,913

1,146,579
12,267
689,215
' 59,579
19,512

5,025,275

4,941,248

5,097,990

1,701,035

1,650,996

1,720,715

2,273,343
8,946
6,347
16,941

2,268,682
27,324
9,799
18,877
2,324,682
562,768
i44,s6o
233,319
24,623
4,941,248

2,318,415
20,803
5,487
23,054

Gold held e x c l u s i v e l y nzrainst. F.E.notes
Gold settlement fund vrith F. E. Board .
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s h e l d by banks

B i l l s discounted:
Sec. by U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s
Other b i l l s discounted . . .
Total b i l l s discounted .
B i l l s bought i n open market . . .
U. 5. Government s e c u r i t i e s :
Bonds
. . .
Treasury notes
C e r t i f i c a t e s of indebtedness . .
Total U.S.Govt, s e c u r i t i e s
Other s e c u r i t i e s
Total b i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s
Due from f o r e i g n banks
Uncollected items
Bank premises
. .
All other resources
TOTAL RESOUECES .
L I A B I L I T I E S
1. E. notes i n a c t u a l c i r c u l a t i o n
Deposits:
Member bank - reserve account .
Government .
Foreign bank
Other deposits
Total d e p o s i t s . . .
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items . . .
Capital paid i n
Surplus . . .
All other l i a b i l i t i e s
TOTAL LIABILITIES . . .
Ratio of t o t a l r e s e r v e s to deposit and
F. R. note l i a b i l i t i e s combined . . .
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s purchased
f o r f o r e i g n correspondents . . . . . .
c.




2,305,577
615,257
144,924
233,319
25,163
5,025,275
68.
279,049

2,367,759
636,403
130,668
228,775
13,670
5,097,980

69 . 55S

76.4#

277,897

174,107

R E S O U R C E

S

RESOURCES AMD L I A B I L I T I E S OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OH SEPTEMBER 5 , 192S.
( i n t h o u s a n d s of d o l l a r s )
T o t a l B o s t o n New Y o r k F h i l a .
Cleve.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s
175,09%
18,025

K Bt^ot.y 1 8 1 7 8 1 ' 7

193,116 84,649 l47,5><9 a,443 70,590 228,368 20,893 45,4n

49,435 17,310 l6o,4lg

^4:487 ^:oi8 te',801 ^ : l 7 4 "iteS ^ ! s i l

f^',918

"7:112 12:230 33:&85

835,331 150,027 267,462

86,o49 484,373

61,112

71,oa

98,67s

15,016

17,708

16,519

U83&

5^32

69,296 101,065 502,081
3,499
4,107
6,922

77,631
3.345

72,859 103,810
9S3
1,838

;>2,'to3 2 3 ? » 3 4 l
1,985
3,285

63,230
11

18,786
8,579

24,848
10,604

29,9l4 100,846
10,635 24,228

11,335
-490

17,317

19,^01

1,148,780 114,598
loqioll §:872

Totnl gold reserves
rves other than gold
Total reserves
reserve cash

2,609,l49 223,151
138,148

11,159

2,747,297 234,310
52,296
5,130

24,822

6,554

14,225

860,153 156,581 281,687
15,877
1,712
3,603

BHL^r 6 " 10 ™ 4:':^ %% «
Total "bills discounted
s L o u ^ h t i n nr*3n m a r k e t

1,080,117
186,796

56,182
22,823

206,335

8,8i6

350,202 105,415
47,113 11,355

18,713
2.730

59,766
9,530

66,207 214,449
4,383
L212

^

^

76,100
15,193

58,822
6,124

78,658 112,064
11,870 15,201

35,236

3,276

l4,868
^02$

M i a n . K , n s , C ; / . D a l l a s Sai.. T r a r -

with Federal Reserve Agents
1,082,429 109,873
redemption fund with U.S.Treas. 66,351
4,725
agdD3t

77,781 142,352
6,868
5.197

S t . 5^99%

4 4 , 4 8 9 '+6,480
1 ^ 2 . _ _ 2 ^

15,355 1 5 6 , m
l ^
LklL_

47,721 2 2 4 , 4 5 s
4,762

10,883_

ga::::, n m m 11 # :i a is ; iniUijil
^Pntni Tf.R. Govt, s e c u r i t i e s

r securities

EE:

Total h i l l s and s e c u r i t i e s

TOTAL RESOURCES

c.



990

-

33,336

22,189

5.423

34,436

-

500_

18,720

# M i M i i i i M M "i

1,474,288

87,821

4 3 1 , 6 5 1 138,959 129,529

68,222

95,951 161,701

68,291

39,190

52,769

56,350 143,854

5,025,275 394,270 1,504,815 352,390 487,460 198,151 229,76s 764,107 187,069 131,823 208,45s 141.419 425,545

L I A B I L I T I E S
F.E.notes in actual circulation
Deposits:
Member "bank - r e s e r v e account
Government
Foreign bank
Other d e p o s i t s
T o t a l de-posits
Deferred a v a i l a b i l i t y items
^Capital p a i d i n
Surplus
A l l or.her l i a b i l i t i e s

R3SLRVS S A ^ S CS 3H22SZB 5, 1928.
BE SOURCE 3 ATD LIABILITIES OF TES
( I n thousands of d o l l a r s )
Total Boston Hew York F h i l a . Clove.
Rich. A t l a n t a Chicago S t . L o u i s Minn. Kans.Cy. D a l l a s San Fran.
1,701,035 153,261
3 5 9 , 2 1 6 1 3 2 , 6 6 9 1 9 9 , 6 0 7 5 3 , 0 6 7 1 2 7 , 5 0 7 2 8 7 , 5 4 4 57,129 5 5 , 0 0 2 6 0 , 7 6 9 3 6 , 0 1 5 1 7 4 , 1 6 9
2,273,343 150,719
3,946

30

6,347

473

16,941

235

2,305,577 151,457
615,257

144,924
233,319
25,163

6o,o4i

10,034
17,893
1,534

366,374 132,146 135,341

77
1,323
6,994

624
593

63,142

61,973 343,375

2,475

1,030

1,143

149

121

575,768 133,413 133,005

71,090

63,339 347,134

150,207

43,553

53,923

49,243

22,169

74,220

45,903
63,007
7,709

14,369
21,662
1,719

14,301
24,021
2,523

6,030
12,324
1,347

5,24o

13,213

9,996
1,467

32,773
4,163

50

366
055

321

265

1,321
376
_1,112

79,134
554
271
463

50,917

91,335

1,269

209
227

80,472
32,61b

52,656
12,964

5,400
10,397

3,017
7,039
1,145

1,055

170
300

644
92,415
41,235
4,200
9,046
Til

63,332 175,955
327
lol
221
447
5,655
_45_

64,475 185,24s
27,497 37,539
4,304
8,527
601

10,353
16,629
1,052

TOTAL LIABILITIES 5 , 0 2 5 , 2 7 5 3 9 4 , 2 7 0 1 , 5 0 4 , 3 1 5 3 5 2 , 3 9 0 4 3 7 , 4 6 0 1 9 5 , 1 5 1 2 2 9 , 7 6 s 7 6 4 , 1 0 7 1 3 7 , 0 6 9 1 3 1 , 8 2 3 208,458 i 4 i , 4 i 9 4 2 5 , 5 4 5
Reserve r a t i o ( p e r c e n t )
6o.6
63.6
76.9
58.3
72.7
53-7
52.9
79.1
56.4
67.7
67.7
52.2
65.5
Contingent l i a b i l i t y on b i l l s p u r chased f o r f o r e i g n c o r r e s p o n d e n t s
279,0^9 20,375
79 , 207 2 6 , 4 4 i 2 3 , 9 4 6 1 4 , 1 9 5 1 1 , 6 9 0 3 5 , 6 8 5 1 1 , 9 6 s
7,515 10,020 9 , 7 4 2 1 9 , 7 6 2
F . H . n o t e s on hand ( n o t e s r e c ' d from
F.ILAgent l e s s n o t e s i n c i r c u l a t i o n ) " ^ ^ , 7 9 S 20,849
1 0 1 , 0 2 6 2 3 , 2 1 2 2 9 , 9 2 s 1 4 , 4 5 6 25,179 3 6 , 5 7 2 1 0 , 9 9 4
7,599
8,507
6,870 55,306
FEDERAL EE SERVE HOTS ACCOUNTS OF FEDERAL HE SERVE AGENTS
\ B . n o t e s r e c ' d from Comptroller 2,311,418 239,960
7 2 1 , 7 2 2 1 7 3 , 0 3 1 2 6 4 , 1 4 5 9 3 , 7 7 2 222,296 4 4 i , 4 5 6 5 5 , 6 9 3 73,075 1 0 1 , 5 5 6 59,157 325,475
„R. n o t e s h e l d "by F. E. Agent
766,555 65,350
261,450 22,200 34,530 2 1 , 2 4 9 6 6 , 6 1 0 117 ,'>70 1 7 , ^ 7 0 1^,474 31,950 A i , J 7 2 _ 96,000
F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F.E.Bank
2,044,333 174,110
460,242 155,351 229,615 7 2 , 5 2 3 1 5 5 , 6 8 b 3 2 4 , 1 1 6 6 5 , 1 2 3 6 2 , 6 0 1 6 9 , 5 7 6 4 2 , 5 5 5 229,>-75
' o l l a t e r a l h e l d as s e c u r i t y f o r
F . R . n o t e s i s s u e d t o F.E.Bank
Gold and gold c e r t i f i c a t e s
6,690 27,100
341,321 35,300
153,161
50,000
7,600 14,167
12,303 35,000
Gold redemption f u n d
16,930 11,104 12,352
92,994 16,573
7,023
3,607
1,449
1,263
2,322
3,620
2,052 14,694
643,114 53,000
Gold f u n d - F.E. Board
5,000 66,677 30,000
5,000 35,500 213,000
6,000 23,000 42,560
1,000 107,077
1,226,166 73,935
E l i g i b l e paper
3 5 5 , 5 0 3 9 6 , 8 0 7 9 2 , 2 9 2 6 1 , 5 1 3 90,425 127,132 65,256 25,052 35,332 40,335 124,531
T o tal c o l l a t e r a l
2,303,595 133,353
5 6 0 , 5 9 4 1 7 4 , 5 3 s 2 3 4 , 6 4 4 3 0 , 2 2 6 1 5 6 , 6 3 5 3 4 1 , 5 3 1 33,124 69,541 31,812 5 5 , 6 9 0 231,302
MATURITY DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF IHHBTFDMESS
91 days to
Total
Within 15 days
Over 0 months
l 6 to 30 days
31 to 60 days
b l to 90 days
6 months
1,030,117
B i l l s discounted
399,167
8,073
73,090
57,716
36,717
349
B i l l s bought i n open market
22,660
156,796
6
,302
90,527
37,230
29,577
C e r t i f i c a t e s of i n d e b t e d n e s s
2,115
65,476
30,503
32,853
C.